Documents were captured in Sherwangei, Pakistan today as the Pakistan Army captured the the city under Taliban control. One of the documents recovered by Pakistani military officials was that of 9/11 terrorist suspect Said Bahaji. Bahaji is a German citizen of Moroccan descent and is suspected of being a member of a terrorist cell in Germany. The cell he was a member of is believed to have supplied money to the hijackers that were involved in the 9/11 attacks. Bahaji is wanted by several governments for terrorism charges including Germany, Spain and is a person of interest for the United States. Said has been on the run since Sept 3, 2001 after being tipped off about the upcoming attacks on 9/11, he is now said to be a senior propagandist for AL Qaeda.
This article is quite interesting to me, I find it very intriguing that eight years after the terrorists attacks on 9/11 that there are still terrorists directly linked to the attacks at large. Its great to hear that there are new leads in the case of Said Bahaji and I hope that he is found soon. I feel strongly that the 9/11 terror suspects should be a top priority to help bring justice for the attacks as soon as possible. Another thing that interests me about this article is the location of documents found. Having these documents found in an ally nation brings into question at least to me what is going on in Pakistan? How is it that Taliban have such a strong hold in areas of Pakistan and how can a country be so divided? It is scary to think about how many of the United State's enemies could be hiding in an allied country. Whats even more scary to think about is what power does the Taliban actually have in the country and knowing that Pakistan does have nuclear weapons, what could the Taliban do if they got a hold of Pakistani weapons. To close I hope for the capture of Said Bahaji and for the the ousting of the Taliban from Pakistan.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/29/terror.suspect.passport/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
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